Active Duty Personnel Leads U.S. in Wellbeing

It is true – according to a recent Gallup poll Active duty U.S. military personnel on average enjoy higher wellbeing than American workers overall.

These findings are based on 86,262 interviews with employed Americans, aged 18 to 64, from Aug. 1, 2009-June 15, 2010, and conducted as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Of these surveys, 1,451 were completed with active duty military personnel residing in the United States at the time they were interviewed and another 10,092 were completed with veterans (discharged and retired).

While these findings are encouraging, the poll also revealed that employed veterans fare worse than the general workforce.

The study suggests that those on Active Duty truly believe their emotional health and overall life is better than those of their civilian counterparts. It also reveals that when they leave active duty, their quality of life diminishes.